Oil prices continue to rise as US likely to extend blockade
Oil prices went up further on Wednesday, extending a multi-day rally, as the Iran and US blockades of the Strait of Hormuz continued....
Oil prices went up further on Wednesday, extending a multi-day rally, as the Iran and US blockades of the Strait of Hormuz continued....
Oil prices surged past the $105 threshold on Friday as an escalating maritime standoff between Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz rattled global energy markets. ...
Oil production across the Gulf, sharply curtailed by the Iran conflict, is expected to stage a strong recovery within months once the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens, according to Goldman Sachs, offering a measure of optimism for regional energy markets....
Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after big increases in the previous session amid reports of action against ships by both Iran and the US and stalled peace talks....
Oil prices edged lower in early Tuesday trading as markets pinned cautious hopes on a revival of US-Iran diplomacy, even as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz underscored the fragility of the situation ahead of the expiry of a two-week ceasefire....
Kuwait has declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products after a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz prevented some vessels from entering the Persian Gulf, hindering its ability to meet certain customer commitments, Bloomberg News reported....
Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel again on Monday as the US Central Command said it will block ships from entering and exiting Iran ports via the Strait of Hormuz....
Oil prices rose on Thursday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was stopped following what it said was an Israeli ceasefire violation in Lebanon. ...
Oil prices have dropped sharply and stock markets have jumped after the US and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire deal that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz waterway....
Iran has said that the country’s military will coordinate safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. ...
Oil prices rose on April 7 as a US deadline pressured Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump threatening attacks. Brent hit $111.21, WTI reached $114.73, reflecting heightened Middle East tensions....
Iraq could restore crude oil exports to around 3.4 million barrels per day within a week provided the Iran war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens, the head of the country’s state-run Basra Oil Company said....
Two LPG tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz to India. So far, four stranded Indian LPG cargoes—Shivalik, Nanda Devi, Pine Gas, and Jag Vasant—have been moved from the strait. ...
Weaponising the Strait of Hormuz is an act of economic terrorism with global impact far beyond energy markets, said Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, Chairman of Masdar and Executive Chairman of XRG....
Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has cut crude supply to Asian buyers for a second month in April, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, after the US-Israeli war with Iran disrupted trade via the Strait of Hormuz....
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday, recovering part of the previous session’s losses as renewed supply concerns around the Strait of Hormuz lifted sentiment in global energy markets. ...
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors weighed renewed geopolitical risk despite US President Donald Trump urging other countries to join efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran said the strategic waterway remained open only to countries that are not directly involved in attacks against it....
India is pressing Iran to allow more Indian-bound vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran permitted two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers to cross the strategic waterway, as New Delhi seeks to ease mounting energy supply risks from the Gulf conflict....
Tensions in the Gulf escalated sharply after reports that Iran had begun laying naval mines in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, prompting warnings from President Donald Trump and US military strikes against suspected mine-laying vessels....
Aramco warned the Strait of Hormuz disruption from the Iran war could have “catastrophic consequences” for global oil markets and trigger ripple effects across shipping, insurance, aviation, agriculture and automotive industries. ...